Katori Chaat or Tokri Chaat is a yummy and mouth-watering savoury Indian Street food, made with crispy deep-fried bowls or katori filled with the moong dal sprouts, boiled chana (chickpeas), potatoes, spicy and sweet chutneys, curd, chaat masala etc. Here is the recipe with some tips and step by step instructions and pictures.
1. Firstly, take 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1/3 tsp salt in a large mixing bowl.
2. Then add 1/4 tsp carom seeds/ Ajwain and add 2 tbsp oil to it. Crumble and mix well making sure to form a moist flour. Make sure the flour binds together as shown in the photo.
3. Then gradually add 1/4 cup water or as required to knead a stiff dough.
4. Cover and rest the dough for 15 minutes.
5. After 15 minutes, knead the dough again for 1-2 minutes and take a small amla-sized dough and make a smooth ball.
6. Roll it slightly thick and prick the flattened dough with fork to avoid from puffing up while frying.
7. Place a small katori or glass and wrap the dough. Trim off the excessive dough if any, making sure the base of katori has covered well with the dough.
8. Place the steel glass or katori in hot oil and deep fry. Splash oil till the katori separates from the dough.
9. Now fry the katori dough, till it turns golden and crisp. Likewise prepare all katoris.
10. Drain the prepared katori once it has fried and stopped the slotted spoon on the corner of the wok so that extra oil moves back in it. Crispy Katori is ready for Katori chaat.
11. For stuffing, take 1/2 cup sprouted moong dal, 2 boiled potatoes (diced), 1/2 finely chopped onion, 1 finely chopped tomato (make sure to remove the seeds of tomato), 1/4 cup boiled black chana and 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh green coriander in a mixing bowl.
12. Then add 1/2 tsp chaat masala, 2 tsp green chutney, 2 tsp tamarind chutney and 2 tsp beaten curd to it.
13. Next squeeze half lime to it. Mix all the ingredients really well and the stuffing for Katori chaat is ready.
14. For assembling Katori chaat, set prepared katoris in a serving plate.
15. Then add 2-3 tablespoons of stuffing in each katori.
16. Add 1 tsp beaten curd, 1 tsp green chutney and1 tsp tamarind chutney to it. Then sprinkle some chaat masala, red chili powder and roasted cumin powder over it.
17. Garnish with sev, masala boondi, pomegranate seeds and fresh coriander leaves. Lip-smacking Katori Chaat is ready to serve. Enjoy it immediately.
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